ShortestWait

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust

NHS trust London Area: North East London

At the end of August 2026, 65,760 patients were waiting for treatment at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust. Half had waited less than 11.8 weeks, against 12.2 weeks across England.

Median wait
11.8 weeks
92% waiting less than
37.8 weeks
Waiting under 18 weeks
68%
Waiting over a year
1,257

Waiting times by specialty

Specialty Waiting Median wait England median 92% within Rank in England
General surgery 7,149 15.7 wks 12.8 wks 43.8 wks 209th of 238
Urology 4,138 10.7 wks 12.2 wks 27.6 wks 78th of 180
Orthopaedics 4,364 15.1 wks 13.9 wks 38.3 wks 214th of 299
Ear, nose and throat 4,469 13.6 wks 15.4 wks 45.7 wks 68th of 152
Ophthalmology (eyes) 3,421 8.4 wks 10.4 wks 23.1 wks 159th of 301
Oral surgery 2,335 8.8 wks 16.4 wks 28.2 wks 6th of 112
Neurosurgery 2,096 12.8 wks 13.4 wks 35.3 wks 16th of 37
Cardiothoracic surgery 1 6.5 wks 9.6 wks 6.9 wks under 50 waiting
General medicine 16 10.0 wks 10.2 wks 18.7 wks under 50 waiting
Gastroenterology 4,194 8.1 wks 11.0 wks 25.5 wks 56th of 166
Cardiology (heart) 4,283 11.7 wks 11.9 wks 25.2 wks 67th of 125
Dermatology (skin) 3,184 12.9 wks 10.5 wks 38.2 wks 88th of 111
Respiratory medicine 2,390 5.9 wks 10.4 wks 16.2 wks 9th of 120
Neurology 2,954 12.2 wks 13.2 wks 38.4 wks 43rd of 87
Rheumatology 1,266 12.7 wks 10.9 wks 28.4 wks 92nd of 120
Elderly medicine 884 6.8 wks 7.6 wks 17.1 wks 50th of 96
Gynaecology 6,255 17.9 wks 14.2 wks 50.5 wks 157th of 176
Other medical specialties 7,279 11.3 wks 10.7 wks 45.6 wks 94th of 145
Other paediatric specialties 454 10.9 wks 12.3 wks 18.3 wks 47th of 113
Other surgical specialties 3,780 12.6 wks 11.4 wks 34.0 wks 99th of 129
Other services 848 8.6 wks 8.7 wks 19.3 wks 65th of 119

Rank 1st means the shortest median wait among providers with at least 50 patients waiting in that specialty.

Median wait across all specialties

  • Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • England
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust: median wait in weeks, Sep 2024 to Aug 2026The median wait fell from 12.3 weeks to 11.8 weeks between September 2024 and August 2026.05101520Feb 2025Aug 2025Feb 2026Aug 202611.8 wks
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MonthBarking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS TrustEngland
August 202611.812.2
July 202611.412
June 202611.111.9
May 202611.912.4
April 202611.511.9
March 202611.411.3
February 202612.813.2
January 202613.013.6
December 202512.113.5
November 2025–12.9
October 202510.613.3
September 202510.313.4
August 202510.413.5
July 20259.813.1
June 202510.513.4
May 202510.813.6
April 202510.413.3
March 20259.913.9
February 202510.914.2
January 202511.214.5
December 202411.414.2
November 202411.114
October 202411.914.2
September 202412.314.4

Where it treats patients

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust reports one set of figures for all its hospitals, so the waits above cover every site below.

Sites come from the NHS Organisation Data Service. Some clinics a trust runs inside other organisations' hospitals are not listed.

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